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Streetcar to increase testing on U. of Ariz. campus

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Daily Wildcat reported that three Sun Link Tucson Streetcar vehicles are going through testing and driver training and will run through the University of Arizona campus more frequently during the spring semester.

All eight vehicles for the streetcar will be delivered by May, which will give the management team enough time for pre-revenue service, the final part of the testing process, Shellie Ginn, Sun Link Tucson Streetcar project manager, told the paper. For the full story, click here.

Clinton Bench has been named the new fleet & transit director. Before joining UCLA, Clinton served as manager of transit service planning for the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization and deputy executive director of planning with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Beginning this fall, the university is replacing the service provided by its Ryan Field Shuttle with the CTA’s #201 Central/Ridge bus route, which will offer university faculty, students and employees with more frequent service, longer service hours, and extended routing.